Clubs and societies in Thanet
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ActiveThanet is a directory of clubs & societies in Thanet. From sports & hobbies to dance & drama. In Ramsgate, Margate, Broadstairs, Sandwich and neighbouring villages.
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Sports clubs
Football
- AFC Thanet [1]
- Belmonte Thanet Sunday Football League (~60 teams) [2]
- Broadstairs Football Club [3]
- Hugin Vikings Football Club [4]
- Margate Football Club [5]
- Minster Football Club [6]
- Port & Anchor Football Club [7]
- Preston Hellings F.C. [8]
- Ramsgate Football Club [9]
- Ramsgate FC Ladies Team [10]
- St.Nicholas Football Club [11]
- Thanet & District Football League (~10 teams) [12]
- Thanet Indoor Five a Side Football League [13]
- Thanet Galaxy (Cosmos) PDFC [14]
- Thanet Referees Association [15]
See also: Kent County Football Association, Kent League, Kent League Premier Division. Kent Girls & Ladies Football League, South East Counties Women's Football League
Youth clubs
- Margate Youth Football Club [16]
- Monkton Youth Football Club [17]
- Ramsgate Youth Football Club [18]
- Red Arrows Youth Football Club
- St. Nicholas-at-Wade Youth Football Club [19]
- Thanet Colts [20]
- Thanet District FC under 12
- Thanet Galaxy (Meteors & Comets) PDFC [21]
See also: Molten East Kent Youth League, Kent Youth League
Rugby
- Ash Rugby Club [22]
- Broadstairs Beach Rugby [23]
- Broadstairs Bulldogs Amateur Rugby League Football Club [24]
- Thanet Wanderers Rugby Club [25]
- Thanet Wanderers Junior Club [26]
- Thanet Wanderers Womens' Club [27]
See also: Kent County Rugby Football Union
Cricket
- Broadstairs Cricket Club [28]
- Margate Cricket Club [29]
- Newington Cricket Club [30]
- Old Hartsdonians Cricket Club [31]
- Ramsgate Corinthian Cricket Club [32]
- Sandwich Town Cricket Club [33]
- Thanet District Development Group [34]
- Thanet Indoor Cricket League [35]
- Thanet Youth Cricket League [36]
- Westgate-on-Sea Cricket Club [37]
See also: Kent Cricket Board (Thanet District)
Hockey
- Cliftonville Hockey Club [38]
- Monkton Hockey Club
- Thanet Nomads Hockey Club
See also: Kent Hockey Association
Athletics and running
See also: Kent County Athletic Association, South East Triathlon
Tennis, squash and table tennis
- Broadstairs & St. Peters Lawn Tennis Club [43]
- Cliftonville Women's Running Network [44]
- Isle of Thanet Table Tennis Association [45]
- Margate Lawn Tennis Club [46]
- Pfizer Tennis Club [47]
- Sandwich Lawn Tennis Club [48]
- Thanet Squash Rackets Club [49]
See also: Kent Tennis (LTA), Kent Squash and Racketball
Badminton
- Alpha Badminton Club (Westwood)
- Club 88 Thanet Badminton [50]
- Hartsdown Juniors Badminton Club
- Hartsdown Park Badminton Club
- Minster Badminton Club
- Pfizer Badminton Club
- Pfizer Juniors Badminton Club
- Phoenix Badminton Club (Ramsgate)
- Westgate Badminton Club
See also: North Foreland Regional Badminton Association, Kent Badminton
Basketball and netball
- Broadstairs Netball Team [51]
- Pfizer Lions
- Thanet Rhinos [52]
- Thanet & District Netball League (~40 teams) [53]
See also: East Kent Basketball Association, Kent Netball, England Basketball
Boxing
- Broadstairs & St Peters Amateur Boxing
- Grange Amateur Boxing Club [54]
- Margate Amateur Boxing Club [55]
- Minster Amateur Boxing Club
- Ramsgate Amateur Boxing Club [56]
- Sandwich Boxing Club
See also: Amateur Boxing Association of England
Golf
- Broadstairs Golf Society [57]
- Greensole Golf Practice Centre
- Kent Minigolf Club [58]
- Lillyputt Minigolf [59]
- Manston Golf [60]
- North Foreland Golf Club [61]
- St. Augustine's Golf Club [62]
- Stonelees Golf Centre [63]
- Strokes Adventure Golf [64]
- Westgate and Birchington Golf Club [65]
See also: Kent County Golf Union, Kent County Ladies Golf Association
Cycling
- East Kent Cycling Club [66]
- East Kent District Association, Cyclists Touring Club [67]
- Sandwich Ladies Cycle Group [68]
- SPOKES East Kent Cycling Campaign [69]
- Thanet BMXers [70]
- Thanet Road Club [71]
- Thanet RC Go Ride [72]
See also: Kent Cycling Association, East Kent BMX, East Kent Mountain Biking, Cycling Time Trials South-East District, Forty Plus Cycling Club, British Cycling
Martial arts
- Birchington Karate Club (Shotokan)
- Bujinkan Dojo Takuma [73]
- Cinque Ports Savate [74]
- Gardner Tae Kwon Do [75]
- International Karate (Margate) [76]
- International Karate (Sandwich) [77]
- Karate East Kent (Margate) [78]
- Kent Karate Schools (Broadstairs, Margate, Ramsgate) [79]
- Kent Laido (Broadstairs) [80]
- Kyokushin Academy [81]
- Margate Karate Club [82]
- Ramsgate Judo
- Ramsgate Olympic Taekwondo Club [83]
- Showazakai Karate Club (shotokan) [84]
- Sledgehammer MMA [85]
- Tai Chi (Broadstairs) [86]
- Thanet Judokwai Club (Aikido) [87]
- Thanet Wing Chun Club [88]
- Thanet Martial Arts Centre [89]
- Thanet Shotokan Karate Club [90]
- Traditional Shotokan Karate Association (TSKA) Thanet [91]
- Wolf's Taekwon-Do Academy (Thanet) [92]
- Wugong Academy Kick-boxing, Kung Fu and Tai Chi (Margate & Ramsgate) [93]
Bowls
- Birchington Bowls Club [94]
- Broadstairs and St. Peter's Bowls Club [95]
- Cliftonville Bowling Club [96]
- Dane Park Bowling Club [97]
- Margate Indoor Bowls Club [98]
- Margate Bowling Club [99]
- Minster Bowls Club [100]
- Pfizer Bowling Club [101]
- Ramsgate Bowling Club [102]
- St.Lawrence Bowls Club [103]
- Sandwich Bowling and Social Club [104]
- Thanet Indoor Bowls Club [105]
- Walpole Bay Bowls Club [106]
- Westbrook Bowls Club [107]
See also: East Kent Short Mat Bowls Association, Kent County Bowling Association, Kent County Women's Bowling Association
Horse-riding
- Manston Riding Centre [108]
- Nelson Park Riding Centre [109]
- Plum Pudding Stables [110]
- Queensdown Equestrian Centre [111]
- Stour Valley Harness Club [112]
- Thanet Riding Club
- West Street Pony Club [113]
See also: British Equestrian Federation
Swimming
- Broadstairs Lifeguard and Swimming Club [114]
- Margate Swimming Club [115]
- Thanet Lifeguard Club [116]
- Thanet Swim Club [117]
- Thanet Vikings Swimming Club [118]
See also: East Invicta Amateur Swimming Association, Kent County Amateur Swimming Association, Swimming clubs in Kent, Swim South East
Sailing and boating
- Broadstairs Sailing Club [119]
- Grove Ferry Boat Club [120]
- Margate Yacht Club [121]
- Minnis Bay Sailing Club [122]
- Ramsgate Small Boat Owners' Club [123]
- Royal Temple Yacht Club [124]
- Sandwich Bay Sailing Club [125]
- Sandwich Sailing and Motor Boat Club [126]
See also Royal Yachting Association (South East)
Water sports
- The Big Chill Surf Club [127]
- Foreness Water-ski Club [128]
- Invicta Sub Aqua Club (Birchington) [129]
- Jet-ski world [130]
- Joss Bay Surf School [131]
- Joss Bay Youth Surf Club [132]
- Kent Scuba Diving Club (Margate) [133]
- Kent Surf School and Surf Club [134]
- Minnis Bay Windsurfing Club [135]
- Ride Kite surfing [136]
- Sandwich Bay Water-ski Club [137]
- Spitfire Boat Club [138]
- Thanet Sub Aqua Club - BSAC Thanet 106 [139]
- Thanet Diving and Watersports [140]
See also: Canoe England
Walking
- Dover and Thanet Rights of Way Society [141]
- East Kent Walk/Hike Group [142]
- Kent Ramblers, White Cliffs Group [143]
See also: Kent Ramblers
Gymnastics, climbing and parkour
- East Kent Acro Gym Club [144]
- Revolution Climbing Club [145]
- Thanet Gymnastics Club [146]
- Thanet Parkour
- United Kent Movement [147]
See also: Kent gymnastics, Kent Freerunning
Fencing and archery
See also: Kent Archery Association, Kent County Amateur Fencing Union, Kent Fencing Clubs
Shooting, paintball and airsoft
- Airsoft Team Ronin [151]
- Deal and Sandwich Shooting School [152]
- Paintballing at Quex [153]
- Ramsgate (1957) & Dover(1900) Rifle Club [154]
See also: Clay Pigeon Shooting Association (Kent)
Ten-pin bowling
See also: Kent Ten-pin Bowling Association
Other sports
- British Wheel of Yoga - Kent (Margate) [157]
- Broadstairs Longboarding Team [158]
- Club Sandwich Korfball Club [159]
- East Kent Bat and Trap [160]
- Hartsdown Flyers Trampoline Club
- Invicta Tug of War [161]
- Kent Land Yacht Club (Margate) [162]
- Pfizer Volleyball Club [163]
- Ramsgate Croquet Club [164]
- Thanet Bombardiers Australian Rules Football Club [165]
- Thanet Flying Club [166]
- Thanet Skate Park [167]
- Thanet Snowboard and Ski Community [168]
- Thanet Ultimate Frisbee [169]
- Vale Tavern Petanque [170]
See also: Kent Sport, South East Orienteering Association, Kent Petanque Association
Hobbies
Arts and crafts
- Acol Art Group [171]
- Birchington Guild of Winemakers
- Broadstairs and St Peter's Arts Group
- Busy B's Sewing Group [172]
- East Kent Lacemakers' Guild
- Festival Club [173]
- Isle of Thanet Photographic Society [174]
- Margate Creatives [175]
- St George's Visually Impaired Artisan Group
- Sandwich Decorative and Fine Arts Society [176]
- Stitch n' Bitch [177]
- Thanet Cross Stitch Club
- Thanet Decorative and Fine Arts Society [178]
- Thanet Machine Knitting Club [179]
- Thanet Photography Association [180]
- Thanet Quilters [181]
- Westgate Art Group
Aviation and aircraft spotting
- Kent Aviation Enthusiasts (Manston) [182]
- Thanet Aviation Society
Board games and cards
- Birchington Bridge Club
- Broadstairs Bridge Club [183]
- Forresters Bridge Club [184]
- Thanet Bridge Club [185]
- Thanet Chess Club (Birchington, Broadstairs, Margate, Ramsgate, Sandwich) [186]
- Thanet Poker Club [187]
- Westgate Bridge Club [188]
- Woodnesborough Chess Club
See also: Kent Contract Bridge Association, Kent County Chess Association, Kent Junior Chess Association
Collecting
- Isle of Thanet Philatelic Society [189]
See also: Kent Federation of Philatelic Societies
Computing, science and technology
- Broadstairs Hackerspace [190]
- Hilderstone Radio and Electronics Club [191]
- South East Kent Astronomical Society [192]
- Thanet Linux User Group [193]
- Thanet Raynet (Amateur Radio) [194]
See also: Kent Linux User Group, Kent Mac User Group, Radio Society of Great Britain, Canterbury HackSpace,Barcamp Canterbury, British Computer Society Kent Branch
Fishing
- Birchington Sea Angling Society
- Broadstairs & St Peter's Sea Angling Society [195]
- Margate Fishermans Association
- Nayland Boat Sea Angling Society [196]
- Sandwich and District Angling Association [197]
- Thanet Beachcasters [198]
- Wantsum Angling Association [199]
- Windmill Angling Club [200]
See also: The Angling Trust
Gardening
- Island Floral Group [201]
- Island Greenfingers Club
- Manston & District Garden Club
- Margate Flower Club [202]
- Margate Horticultural Association
- Minster and Monkton Horticultural Society
- Ramsgate and District Leisure Gardeners' Society
- St Peter's and Broadstairs Horticultural Society
- Thanet Floral Society [203]
- Thanet Fuchsia Club
Genealogy
- Isle-of-Thanet Genealogy Mailing List [204]
See also: Kent Family History Society
Model making and radio control
- Crampton Tower Scalextric Club [205]
- Isle of Thanet Railway Society [206]
- North Kent Model Railway Group (Broadstairs)
- Ramsgate and District Model Engineering Club [207]
- Ramsgate 'Vikings' Model Boat Club
- Thanet Model Flying Club [208]
- Thanet 'O' Gauge Group
- Timaru Model Car Club [209]
See also: East Kent Radio Controlled Motorsports
Motoring
- Club Vdub (Broadstairs) [210]
- East Kent Advanced Motorcyclists [211]
- East Kent Group of Advanced Motorists [212]
- East Kent Morris Minor Club [213]
- Ford Capri Owners South East Kent [214]
- Isle of Thanet MG Owners Club [215]
- RattlersUK Hotrod Club (Thanet) [216]
- South Coast Pirates Scooter Club [217]
- Thanet Classics (Classic Car Club) [218]
- Thanet Scooterists [219]
- V.A.Ging it! [220]
Public speaking
Other hobbies
- Isle of Thanet Hobby Horse Club
- Kent Kite Flyers (Margate) [223]
- Quex Park Society of Change Ringers [224]
- Thanet Film Society [225]
- Thanet Ghostwatch (Paranormal investigation) [226]
- Thanet and Wantsum Metal Detecting Club [227]
Music, dance and drama
Dance
- Beat Route Dance
- Burlesque and belly dancing [230]
- Cliftonville Sequence Dance Club [231]
- DanceDomain [232]
- Dance Factory [233]
- Danceway [234]
- Isle of Thanet Scottish Country Dancers [235]
- Kent Salsa (Ramsgate) [236]
- Line dancers of Thanet [237]
- Manston Country Music Club [238]
- Minster Mayhems, Morris & Maypole [239]
- Page-Mason Schools of Dance and Drama [240]
- Reach School of Dance [241]
- Roller-disco (Margate, Ramsgate, Sandwich) [242]
- Salsa South Connection (Broadstairs) [243]
- The Super Troupers (line-dancing) [244]
- Thanet Folk Dance Club
- Thanet School of Dance [245]
- The Dance Centre [246]
- The Granville Theatre Arts Theatre School [247]
- The Kim Academy of Dance [248]
- Zumba Dance Fitness [249]
See also: Dancing in the UK
Drama
- Act 1 Theatre Group [250]
- Artwise Youth Arts Centre
- Barnstormers Theatre Company
- Birchington Guild of Players [251]
- Broadstairs Dickens Players
- Chalkfoot Theatre Arts [252]
- Channel Theatre Company [253]
- The Chucklewit Players
- East Kent English Folk Dance and Song Society
- Enterprises Theatre Group
- Everyman Theatre Group
- The Georgians Dramatic Society
- Margate Operatic Society [254]
- Masque Theatre School [255]
- Minster Playhouse [256]
- Ramsgate Operatic Society [257]
- Stage Door Youth Theatre [258]
- Thanet Dramatic Society
- Thanet Hospitals Drama Group
- Thanet Music and Drama Festival [259]
- Thanet Stage School [260]
- Theatre of the Small (puppetry) [261]
- Theatre Royal Margate [262]
- Theatregoers
Music
Bands and orchestras
- Birchington Silver Band [263]
- Broadstairs and St Peter's Concert Band [264]
- Broadstairs Music Recital Society (BMRS) [265]
- Chatham House Jazz Band
- Churchill Tavern Jazz Club
- Impromptu Ensemble [266]
- Kent Coastal Concert Band [267]
- Sandwich Concert Band [268]
- Thanet Concert Band [269]
- Thanet Light Orchestra [270]
Choirs
- Kent Show Choir (Broadstairs) [271]
- Manwood Singers [272]
- Sandwich and District Choral Society [273]
- Serenaders Ladies Choir
- Thanet Festival Choir [274]
- Thanet Male Voice Choir [275]
- Thanet Seventy Chamber Choir [276]
Other
- Broadstairs Recorded Music Society
- Margate Recorded Music Society
- Pie Factory Music (Thanet Youth Music Action Zone) [277]
- St Laurence-in-Thanet Change Ringers [278]
- St Nicholas Music
- Thanet Electronic Organ Club [279]
See also: Thanet Music
Writing and poetry
- Broadstairs Writers' Circle/Thanet Writers Bloc
- Castle Trust Poetry Group
- Dickens Fellowship (Broadstairs) [280]
- East Kent Live Lit [281]
Service clubs
- Bradstow Lodge [282]
- Birchington Lodge [283]
- Freemasons of Birchington [284]
- Freemasons of Broadstairs [285]
- Freemasons of Margate [286]
- Freemasons of Ramsgate [287]
- Freemasons of Sandwich [288]
- Freemasons of Westgate [289]
- Inner Wheel, District 12 clubs [290]
- Lions Club of Thanet [291]
- Probus Club of Birchington and District
- Probus Club of Margate
- Probus Club of Ramsgate and District
- Rotary Club of Broadstairs [292]
- Rotary Club of the Isle of Thanet Sunrise [293]
- Rotary Club of Margate [294]
- Rotary Club of Ramsgate [295]
- Rotary Club of Sandwich [296]
- Rotary Club of Thanet [297]
- Rotary Club of Westgate and Birchington [298]
- Round Table of Margate [299]
- Round Table of Ramsgate [300]
- St Johns Thanet Lodge [301]
Languages and cultures
- Thanet French Club [302]
- Thanet German Club [303]
- Thanet Italian Club [304]
- Thanet Spanish Club [305]
Historic and civic
- Birchington Heritage Trust [306]
- Bringing Alive Sandwich Heritage [307]
- The Broadstairs Society [308]
- Bygone Days Historical Group [309]
- Crampton Tower Museum Society [310]
- The Isle of Thanet Archaeological Society [311]
- Isle of Thanet Geographical Association [312]
- Kent Family History Society [313]
- Margate Civic Society [314]
- Margate Historical Society [315]
- The Pugin Society [316]
- Ramsgate Historical Society
- The Ramsgate Society [317]
- The Sandwich Society [318]
- Thanet Countryside Trust [319]
- The Trust for Thanet Archaeology [320]
- Westgate Heritage Centre [321]
Online social networks
- Birchington Group (Facebook) [322]
- Broadstairs Group (Facebook) [323]
- Margate Group (Facebook) [324]
- Planet Thanet Group (Facebook) [325]
- Ramsgate Group (Facebook) [326]
Scouts, Cadets, Cubs and Girl Guides
- 1st Thanet (Newington Free Church) Baden-Powell Scout Group
- 1st Birchington Air Scout Group [327]
- The 1st Margate (St Johns) Scout Group
- 1st Westgate on Sea Scouts
- 2nd Garlinge Scout Group (Scouts)
- 2nd Garlinge Scout Group (Cubs)
- 2nd Garlinge Scout Group (Beavers)
- 4th Broadstairs Scouts [328]
- 11th Ramsgate West Rainbows, Brownies and Guides
- 12th Ramsgate West Brownies and Guides [329]
- 17th Ramsgate Scout Group [330]
- Ramsgate West (Vikings) Rangers
- Broadstairs Explorers Scout Unit
- Broadstairs Army Cadets [331]
- Margate Army Cadets
- Margate Boys Brigade
- Margate Sea Cadets [332]
- Minster Cubs (1st)
- Ramillies Explorer Sea Scouts [333]
- Ramsgate Air Cadets 2433 Sqn Air Training Corps [334]
- Ramsgate and Broadstairs Sea Cadets [335]
- Ramsgate Sea Cadets [336]
- Royal Harbour Ramsgate (6th Ramsgate) Sea Scouts [337]
- Thanet District Scouts [338]
- Thanet Explorer Scouts [339]
- Thanet Squadron Air Training Corps [340]
See also: Kent Scouts, Kent Army Cadets
Youth clubs
- Birchington Youth Club [341]
- Fegans ‘160’ Family Resource Centre [342]
- SPRATS (St Peter’s Rascals, Adults and Toddlers)
- Streetwise Out of School Club (Minster) [343]
- Thanet Leos
- Thanet Youth Council [344]
- Youthie The Phoenix Centre (Sandwich) [345]
Miscellaneous
- Friends of Ellington Park [346]
- Friends of Ramsgate Library [347]
- Ramsgate Royal Naval Association [348]
- Royal Air Forces Association, Ramsgate and Broadstairs Branch [349]
- Royal Engineers Association Thanet Branch [350]
- Submariners Association East Kent Branch (Margate) [351]
- Thanet Community Transport Association (Dial A Ride Service) [352]
- Thanet and District Caledonian Society [353]
- Thanet Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) [354]
Directories for neighbouring districts
If you can't find what you are looking for in Thanet, here are directories for neighbouring districts:
- Activities in the Canterbury district [355]
- Clubs and societies in the Dover district [356]
- Sports clubs in the Dover district [357]
Help setting up and running a club
Starting up a club
- See the Frequently Asked Questions
Administrative and legal support
Support for setting up a group, finding a funder, charity or company registration, liaison with professional bodies, training and workshops.
See also: RunningSports, ClubMark
Financial support
Sources of financial support to maintain or develop new organisations:
- Funding Central [360]
- Kent4Community [361] (free registration required)
- Kent Sport funding [362]
- Thanet Community Development Trust [363]
- Awards for All [364]
- O2 Community fund [365]
Spreading the word
Cost-free promotion of local clubs and societies:
- Academy FM Thanet Radio [366]
Club graveyard
- If your club comes back to life please update this section.
Ramsgate Army Cadets [367]The Walkers Friend [368]Isle of Thanet Amateur Boxing Club [369]Margate Museum [370]Thanet Blog List [371]Phoenix Rangers [372]Thanet Cat Club [373]
References
- Citizens Handbook: advice on how to set-up and maintain a grass-roots organisation [376]
